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2008-05-19 Caribbean-Latin America

Drug Cartels to Mexican Police: 'Join Us or Die'

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Posted by anonymous5089 2008-05-19 12:08|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Sounds like the cartels are getting worried. In the past, they have only issued statements like that when they started getting their clocks cleaned. Hopefully, the Mexican military and government are putting a good hurt on 'em.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-05-19 13:18|| 2008-05-19 13:18|| Front Page Top

#2 It reaches a point where drastic measures are warranted. The US cannot afford to let Mexico belly up. These drug cartels are approaching the threat potential to the US of the ME terrorist organizations.

I can foresee a day where we might send more than money to support the military and police.

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2008-05-19 13:18|| 2008-05-19 13:18|| Front Page Top

#3 Hey Congress, Where the hell is our FENCE that you've been promising us for 2 friken YEARS?

Posted by OldSpook 2008-05-19 14:17|| 2008-05-19 14:17|| Front Page Top

#4 10 years ago I worked with a rising Mexican attorney doing work with maquilladoras. One day he took me on a car tour of CJ. We saw three motorcycle cops beneath an underpass. He muttered, "What a bunch of crooks. You know one big difference between the US and Mexico? In the US when a cop comes up to your car he has a frown because he's caught you doing something wrong and he's going to give you a ticket. In Mexico when the cop comes to your car, he's smiling because he knows you're going to give him money." He was a good guy.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-05-19 14:28|| 2008-05-19 14:28|| Front Page Top

#5 Way to secure the border, jerkwads.

And the war on drugs is just fueling this whole thing. More military aid to Mexico will not help.

Posted by gromky 2008-05-19 14:48|| 2008-05-19 14:48|| Front Page Top

#6 The fence is the best thing we could do for the honest Mexican cops...that and a seriously beefed up Border Patrol. The bad guys get their money from criminals in the US so it seems only fair the US should take some positive steps. Kinda makes me wonder why they never do.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2008-05-19 15:25|| 2008-05-19 15:25|| Front Page Top

#7 The army's public relations office did not reply to requests for comment. But authorities have tried to improve the troops' image by blanketing Ciudad Juarez with pictures of a soldier manning a machine gun and the slogan "We Are Here to Help You."

It sounds like the American Armed Forces ethic (and troops) is as admired around the world as our civil rights... and it's fascinating that the one person quoted objecting to Mexican Army behaviour is a former [presumably illegal] migrant.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-05-19 15:44|| 2008-05-19 15:44|| Front Page Top

#8 The situation is degenerating beyond a police problem. I challenge anyone to read Mexican history and not start seeing the major danger signs of revolution in this.

Again, most of the problem goes to the fact that the rich in Mexico will go to great lengths to keep the poor, poor. Mexico could have taken a development path parallel to the US after World War II, but chose not to.

And if they have a civil war, it is going to be as nasty and murderous as it used to be.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-05-19 17:07|| 2008-05-19 17:07|| Front Page Top

#9 There can only be one.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-05-19 17:32|| 2008-05-19 17:32|| Front Page Top

#10 I can see where these cartels will have to be addressed much like was done with Columbian Pablo Escobar. He was tracked and killed. Mexico has to want to get rid of her drug problems. Their military are tied up with the cartels. This is going to continue to spill over into the U.S. I don't see any of the current crop of candidates as being serious about addressing our border problems. McCain claims to have had an epiphany after his come to Jesus encounter with the American voters last year.

Posted by JohnQC 2008-05-19 17:48|| 2008-05-19 17:48|| Front Page Top

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